Here's An Interesting History Lesson Or Review.

**NotAllThere** · 8 January 2008, 12:27

Originally posted by BrowneIssue View Post

Is this STILL doing the rounds?

False.

http://www.snopes.com/history/american/gauge.asp

Snopes do qualify the false label.

True, but for trivial and unremarkable reasons

**daviejones** · 8 January 2008, 13:14

Originally posted by sasguru View Post

Don't you know the rules? Drivel gets posted in TPD.

It wasn't drivel until you joined in...

**Ardesco** · 8 January 2008, 15:50

Originally posted by zeitghost

How interesting.

The Irish Gauge is 5ft 3in...

And an Irish corner is straight. Your point is......

**BrowneIssue** · 8 January 2008, 16:22

Originally posted by Ardesco View Post

Your point is......

"n. 17 (usu. in pl.) pair of movable tapering rails that allow a train to pass from one line to another." Pocket Oxford Dictionary 1994

HTH

**Ardesco** · 8 January 2008, 16:22

Originally posted by zeitghost

It's not 4ft 8 1/2ins...

Well to make it the correct length it's obviously....

to be sawn, to be sawn, to be sawn

until it is 4ft 8 1/2ins

**TheFaQQer** · 8 January 2008, 16:53

Originally posted by Ardesco View Post

Well to make it the correct length it's obviously....

to be sawn, to be sawn, to be sawn

until it is 4ft 8 1/2ins

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